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Wattston

Located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°54′28″ N 3°57′30″ W

Map showing the location of Wattston Wattston
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
187 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport30 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport37 km

About Wattston

Wattston is a village. Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 187 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Excelsior Stadium and Cliftonhill.

Climate of Wattston

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (162 mm)
Driest month
April (69 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Wattston
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°18°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1621111206973717793129150148150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Wattston

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 30 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 19 km to the west.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 30 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 37 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 60 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 19 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 48 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 87 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 179 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 181 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Wattston

Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 3,604 natural sites, 946 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km156 places

  • Inch Island 24 kmN
  • Spiers Island Island 6 kmE
  • Speirs Island Island 9 kmNW
  • Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 14 kmN

25–60 km1,446 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 49 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 42 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 53 kmE
  • Inchlonaig Island 46 kmNW

60–100 km3,137 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 88 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 62 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 66 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 60 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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